Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Dell 429-16438 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black vs LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- 429-16438 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:No
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Yes
Purpose
- 429-16438 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:Laptop
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Desktop
Optical drive type
- 429-16438 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:DVD±RW
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:DVD-ROM
Interface
- 429-16438 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black:USB 2.0
- DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black:Serial ATA

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Comparison of 429-16438, DH18NS50
27 specifications	A Dell 429-16438 optical disc drive DVD±RW Black Model 429-16438 View product	B LG DH18NS50 optical disc drive Internal DVD-ROM Black Model DH18NS50 View product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
Performance3 differ
PurposeDiffers	Laptop	Desktop
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD-ROM
Disc types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CD, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial ATA
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80,120 mm
Compatible productsKnown for one	Inspiron 5323/Vostro V131/3360	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-ROM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18x
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
DVD+R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12x
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 ms
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Home
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600 g

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